One of the recent trends in job opportunities is the work from home concept which is becoming popular in India and other countries too. With the wave of outsourcing increasing many job profiles that can be done independently and which requires minimum human interactions is been assigned to independent contractors and sub contractors who does the jobs from their own homes. These kinds of jobs save companies cost in terms of infrastructure and structured allowances.
The demand for work from home jobs is also on the rise. Online jobs such as writing assignments, documentation, medical transcription, data entry and online tutions are some which are increasing in the recent years. Some of the popular areas where online work from home opportunities has been increasing are academic projects, technical projects and web content writing. There continuous demand in these areas with the increase in the usage at the user's end. Many companies have come into the markets who act as the middle men between the user and the provider of the service.
Most of the companies have succeeded with this concept and have benefited from more profits. The reason why companies choose this kind of outsourcing work are - one reducing the cost of the company by not hiring an individual who has to be provided with a system, an office space, a structured salary and other infrastructures and benefits. Second, this is an easy way to filter talents to cater to a particular field from the widespread online community. Third, a lesser pay scale based on the work done, for instance payments as per word count or hours spent. This is indeed a greater cost saving than the regular payment made to the on site employee.
People who choose work from home jobs also have their own benefits such as more time for family, a choice to decide the time to work and the nature of work. For those who find doing a 9-6 job tiresome and wearing out, the online work from home opportunity is the best alternative. Many have succeeded in finding full time work from home opportunities by doing freelance work. Their only content comes from job satisfaction with no boss over their head with a decent income. It is best suitable for those who can work independently with a great sense of responsibility, commitment and self discipline.
But the only challenge for independent contractors is to get a contract with the right company. Since the concept of online work is based on trust, there is certain amount of vulnerability which exists in terms of payment and continuous flow of work or orders. Many face the risk of losing payments or contracts after hard toiled effort. Some even face low payments as disrespect for the work done. If these risks can be ruled out then work from home option can be turned as more of a boon. The risk exists not only for the contractors but also for the companies. The kinds of risk the company may face are meeting of deadlines by the contractors, plagiarism or punctuality and honesty. In spite of these forms of existing risk, the online home based work opportunities have not declined but seems to be on the upward swing.